Winking Wooden Head

Object/Artifact

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Winking Wooden Head

Entry/Object ID

HM-990.3

Description

Carved wooden head painted yellow and red with black accents and petals/stripes on one side. One eye is closed (winking). Large mounting hole drilled from top to bottom, has a completely flat top and back. Believed to be part of Hammond's Sicilian peasant/festival carts.

Collection

Sculpture

General Notes

Note Type

JHHJr diary p615 1927-03-19 (Sicily, cart parts for bar)

Note

Believed to be part of Sicilian artifacts.